The Christmas Markets will be bigger and better than ever this year with brand new, additional, locations to be announced next week.

The biggest markets in Europe, which open on November 14, attract thousands of people every year and to keep up with the demand the Gluhwein will be spilling out even further across the city centre.

Last year they cropped up in nine locations, including Corporation Street for the first time, and of course the iconic Albert Square festival hub underneath the enormous Father Christmas on the town hall.

Councillor Pat Karney, lead member for the city centre, said: “Well they are definitely going to be bigger and better than ever before. And we have got a lot of surprises in store.

“We have really listened to the feedback from people last year, and now we have made some suitable improvements to the markets.”

The full details of this year’s Christmas markets will be revealed next week and after being named the best markets in Europe earlier this year by ChristmasMarkets.com, they have a lot to live up to.

Now in their 16th year the Gluhwein, German sausage and smell of cinnamon and other spices has become a part of Manchester’s Christmas celebrations, with thousands of people already making plans for multiple trips to the winter wonderland.

In 2013, the markets’ 15th year, the vendors nearly completely sold out of their commemorative anniversary mugs after more than twice as many people chose to take home the memento than usual. After barely being open four weeks more than 100,000 of the mugs had been taken home.

Last year there were more than 300 stall holders and combined they generated around £90 million for the city thanks to the nine million people who attended.